percent of the world's copper and is the second biggest energy consumer after the United States. Caution about China has led Koen Straetmans at ING Investment Management in the Netherlands to rate commodities slightly underweight. The group, which has 295

in London after all. Fanny Blankers- Koen , a Dutchwoman who was one of the biggest ..... caused by the omission of Fanny Blankers- Koen , who was clearly a remarkable athlete ..... the map." To make room for Blankers- Koen , who died in 2004, running rivals Zola

Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 meters bid

world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers- Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday. The 39-year-old trailed home in a time of 27 minutes 20.39 seconds, nearly

Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 bid

world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers- Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday. The 39-year-old trailed home in a time of 27 minutes 20.39 seconds, nearly

That special Olympic attraction: Young royals to take center stage at London Olympics

were more famous than the games themselves. Fanny Blankers- Koen of the Netherlands, who won four gold medals in 1948 in track ..... anthem after a close race with a British competitor. Blankers- Koen thought she'd lost — but actually it was just the royal family

Billion Light-Year Wide Web of Dark Matter Mapped

area mapped by CFHTLenS, bringing us ever closer to our goal of understanding the mysterious dark side of the Universe," said Koen Kuijken of Leiden University. Understanding the nature of dark matter is critical to our knowledge of how the Universe evolved

European Shares Sink Amid Growth, Greek Worries

time when the ECB's major liquidity operations are over, have raised concerns of a recession and disappointed markets," Koen De Leus, strategist at KBC Securities in Brussels, said. In oil markets Brent crude traded around $123 in a volatile market

European Shares Climb as Traders Eye ECB

LTRO; it adds some liquidity to the market, and there are lots of strategists that think this will push stocks higher," said Koen De Leus, strategist at KBC Securities. "It is just a sign that banks still can not go to the interbanking market to get loans

Greek PM Faces Confidence Vote

avoided for the time being as there are some signals that the proposed referendum on the bailout package will be scrapped," said Koen De Leus, strategist at KBC Securities, in Brussels. "But the situation is far from clear yet and there is a possibility that

European Shares Seek Direction Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data

avoided for the time being as there are some signals that the proposed referendum on the bailout package will be scrapped," said Koen De Leus, strategist at KBC Securities, in Brussels. "But the situation is far from clear yet and there is a possibility that